The 20 Best Front Pocket Wallets

Alright, empty your pockets. What’s in there as part of your essential everyday carry? Perhaps a multi-tool, your keys and ideally, a wallet? A slim wallet? If not, let’s change that with our latest set of style picks, the best front pocket wallets for men. Finely crafted leather goods can be a rare and exhausting find — it takes a good brand to make a great front pocket wallet. That’s why we think our list of the best ones is going to come in awfully handy.

If you’ve been looking for an upgrade, these picks are the way to go. From brands you know and love to brands you just haven’t found yet, our picks for the best front pocket wallets will have you carrying your cash and cards in fine, minimal and functional style. And the great news is, these wallets — any one of them — can go exactly where you need them to go, and with any ensemble in your closet.

DPTR Leather Clamshell Wallet

With a brand name that’s geared toward travel and looking great in the process, DPTR makes a heck of an efficient, effective leather clamshell wallet for your everyday carry needs. The combination of function — an elastic band to hold everything in place — and form (the use of stylish Horween leather) makes it an applause-worthy piece in and of itself. The brand notes that they removed the extra bulk and cut out excess design, making it worthy of a place in your daily haul — and in your front pocket, without a doubt. It’ll fit right in with slim denim, herringbone trousers … the whole nine yards. – Buy It

Filson Front Pocket Cash & Card Wallet

If you’re well-acquainted with the rugged, timeless and classic gear that Filson makes for world travelers, outdoorsmen and stylish city dwellers alike, you’d do well to add the Filson Front Pocket Cash & Card Case to your everyday carry haul — as quickly as possible, as it were. As the brand says, it’s developed, cut and sewn out of vegetable-tanned bridle leather at the brand’s Seattle headquarters — the perfect amount of attention to detail. It’s an investment at $75, but all the more worth it because of that. Use it every day, as much as you can. – Buy It

Wally Micro Wallet

As the brand says, the Wally Micro Wallet has a few tricks up its sleeve. Its unassuming design and accessible price — under $40 — make it worthy of being called the best men’s front pocket wallet, and it’s certainly got quite a bit going for it in terms of sharp design and sleek functionality. It can hold all the way up to 10 cards, plus folded bills — plenty of room for your essential, daily needs. And with rich full-grain leather and a 1-year warranty, you can be sure the Wally Micro Wallet lives up to its mix of affordability and quality. – Buy It

Rogue Front Pocket Wallet

Rogue consistently makes the type of gear that you’d be proud to leave the house with — and you should certainly be proud to leave the house carrying a stylish, slim and functional wallet every single day. The Rogue Front Pocket Wallet fits our definition of the ideal wallet perfectly, featuring a minimal design, top-grain leather, the space for six credit cards and a tremendous price. At just $40, that means you’ll have more coin to carry in this wallet, no matter where your commute or daily routine takes you. – Buy It

Bellroy Low Down Wallet

Bellroy is definitely an admirable option when it comes to handsome, finely crafted and investment-level goods — the Low Down Wallet is definitely no exception to that approach, and you can be sure of that. With some cool color options and the space to store up to eight cards, it’s a multi-faceted front pocket wallet in that it looks great, fits in the front pocket of your jeans or wool trousers this fall, and works in a pinch to carry those cards you just can’t leave the house without. – Buy It

Skagen Front Pocket Wallet

The brand that very well might make your favorite daily or dress watch now makes a heck of a sleek, stylish and well-crafted wallet to go with it. The Skagen Front Pocket Wallet delivers on the same qualities as the brand’s handsome, essential watches — a luxury piece without the price tag, for one. Two interior pockets and three credit card slots offer plenty of room to carry the cards you need the most, while the sleek dark color helps it fit in stylish with dressier ensembles any day of the week. – Buy It

Wally Bifold Wallet

The Wally Billfold Wallet is here to take up another spot in your rotation this season — or the only spot, as it were. The Wally Billfold Wallet absolutely belongs on any list of the best men’s front pocket wallets — it’s durable, well-made, finely priced and ready to carry everything from cash to cards. The brand has cut back excess materials and the result is a sleek, uniquely stylish wallet — it can carry as much as a thicker wallet, and it’ll look all the better while doing it. – Buy It

Dango Dapper Wallet

A product with a name like the Dapper Wallet has a lot to live up to in terms of quality construction and great looks, right? The Dango Dapper Wallet is that very wallet, available in a cool Whiskey Brown color and made with a blend of silicone, leather and stainless steel mil-spec bolts. It hardly gets durable or tougher — and the resulting wallet is one you should be proud to slip into your wallet and also use day after day after day. It’s the perfect casual wallet, and it’ll also work on your travels — there’s no misplacing this piece, that’s for sure. – Buy It

Trayvax Summit Minimalist Wallet

The Summit Minimalist Wallet from Trayvax lives up to its name and delivers the goods — the slim profile, reliable design and excellent quality are enough to take it on all kinds of outdoor adventures (and even your daily commute) in the months and years ahead. Available for the astonishingly low price of under $20, it comes with the brand’s lifetime heirloom warranty, more than good enough to last a long time. Made with nylon webbing, the Trayax Summit Minimalist Wallet is also finished with a durable Melonite finish for extra toughness. – Buy It

Spine Titanium Wallet

Want a front pocket wallet that’s at once sleeker and sturdier than your average wallet? Spine is here to help you out with its Spine Titanium Wallet, a piece that’ll make you question why you ever bought another wallet — right? Right? It’s durably crafted and ready to handle anything — that’s saying a lot when it comes to a wallet, but at under $30, it can certainly pack a punch for the price. Without a logo, it’s a very sharp, sleek addition to your everyday carry — not bad at all. – Buy It

Shinola Slim Bifold Wallet

To go along with your stunning, investment-worthy leather watch or perhaps even a Shinola bicycle, consider adding the Slim Bifold Wallet to the mix — you surely won’t regret it. It’s made with the same exacting standards as Shinola makes all of its goods, so it’s applause-worthy and surely worthy of your time and your hard-earned dollars. Again, it’s a bit of an investment at nearly $200, but the stellar quality and stunning looks make it worth it. Use it day after day with your best suit or your most casual denim — it definitely works. – Buy It

Bosca Leather Front Pocket Money Clip Wallet

Go to Nordstrom for essentials like men’s dress shirts and sharp tailoring — and stick around for essential menswear accessories for daily use, including the Bosca Front Pocket Money Clip Wallet. It’s a richly crafted piece that speaks for itself, and although it’ll require some more cash than you might be used to spending (clocking in at more than $100), this front pocket wallet will only get better with age. What’s more, you can make use of it quite frequently day after day after day, with four card slots. – Buy It

The Ridge Wallet

What better cause for your next wallet purchase to go toward than supporting Navy SEALs and their families? That’s where 10 percent of your purchase of the durable, rugged and tough Ridge Wallet will go — there’s never been a better time to buy one of the best front pocket wallets for men, that much is certainly true. Using the sharp, official Pantone Navy Blue color and finished with a strong mix of aluminum and elastic, the Ridge Wallet is going to fit easily into the pocket of your faded denim or slim chinos — again, don’t hesitate when it comes to buying this wallet. – Buy It

Red Wing Heritage Card Holder

If you own a pair of durable, tough Red Wing leather boots, then you surely know that the brand excels at crafting excellent leather goods all the way around. And if you want to play off your boots in a cool, durable and heritage-quality way, the Red Wing Heritage Card Holder is the one to buy ASAP. Vegetable-tanned leather and strong, USA-made construction set this piece apart from other front pocket wallets — hence, its spot on this list. WIth four card slots and a central paper currency pocket, it’s everything you need in one spot. – Buy It

Bellroy Slim Sleeve Wallet

Bellroy is again a brand that delivers on excellent quality and fine style when it comes to pieces like its Bellroy Slim Sleeve — and if you’re not yet familiar with the brand, now is the best time to start getting acquainted. With the brand’s three-year warranty, it’s a guarantee that you’re going to get a lot of good use out of it — from your day-to-day commute to cross-country adventures. The vegetable-tanned cow leather provides the perfect way to carry essential everyday cards while looking great — that’s all you can ask for, right? – Buy It

Tanner Goods Minimal Card Wallet

There’s almost never a bad time to pick up gear from Tanner Goods — particularly gear that can make the difference between carrying your goods in style and not being able to take your essentials with you on the go. The Minimal Card Wallet solves that problem quite easily, from its handsome use of cognac leather to the lightweight-yet-durable construction and use of two pieces of leather sewn together in one handsome, stylish and effectively minimal wallet. – Buy It

Trove Wallet 2.0

Products blowing up on Kickstarter are nothing new, but the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an excellent wallet — particularly one of the best front pocket wallets for men — can be too good to pass up. That’s why the Trove Wallet 2.0 — known as The Swift — takes the cake in terms of a wallet that you need to pre-fund now. The 2.0 keeps the same minimal design for which the brand is known, capped off with a sleek look and durable functionality thanks to details like a durable pull tab and a slim profile. Tuck it in the front pocket of your pants and forget about it. – Buy It

Tanner Goods Journeyman

The beautifully made and obsessively crafted Tanner Goods Journeyman Wallet is the type of piece that’ll just get better and better … and better the more you use it. It’s fitting that it comes from a brand that puts a great amount of detail into its leather goods and accessories — the perfect place to shop if you’re looking for one of the best front pocket wallets for men. Available in a cool Safari Olive color for the agreeable price of $60 considering its excellent quality, make this your next wallet purchase. – Buy It

Grovemade Leather Compact Bifold Wallet

Across the board, from desk accessories to pieces like its Grovemade Compat Bifold Wallet, the brand makes goods with more attention to detail, rich heritage and quality than you might expect — and that should come as no surprise. The Grovemade Compact Bifold Wallet delivers in terms of heritage and quality, that much is true. The slim profile is 30 percent smaller than the traditional wallet, and that means it’ll work with slim jeans and wool trousers alike. You’re making an investment when you buy this wallet — it clocks in at just under $100 — but it’ll certainly pay off. – Buy It

Taylor Stitch Minimalist Wallet

If you’re familiar with Taylor Stitch’s excellent menswear — from durable denim to rugged henleys and sharp chambray shirts — then you’ll be pleased to know that the brand’s design approach extends to accessories, too. Available in sharp shades of brown and black, plus a cool navy color, this full-grain Spanish cow hide wallet is durable, well-crafted and ready to complement any Taylor Stitch-centric ensemble that you can dream up. It’ll hold four cards, too — just enough for you to get around every day and get out on some adventures in the meantime. – Buy It

Beau Hayhoe is a menswear PR pro and freelance style writer based in
Brooklyn, NY. An alumnus of Michigan State University, Beau also runs and edits The Style Guide, a personal menswear blog. Beau writes regularly for several online publications, and his work has also appeared on Dappered and Genteel Flair. He can often be found shopping or enjoying a great craft brew around NYC.